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Community Service
NLLSA
National Latino/a Law Student Association


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    NLLSA  encourage all member schools around the nation to get involved with
    some sort of community service projects that would benefit the Latino
    community and the local communities at large.

    Some ideas are:

        * Prisoner Education and Re-Entry Support.  As you probably know, the Latino male
    incarceration rate has exploded and is having a troubling and profound impact on Latino
    families and communities.  The vast majority of individuals incarcerated do not have a high
    school diploma, or have mental health issues, or suffer from drug or alcohol addictions.  
    Since most individuals are released from prisons—prisons which are more violent than
    most western industrialized nations—the outcomes often are not positive.  Education has
    been shown to a have profoundly positive impact.  Latino lawyer and law student
    organizations could partner with African American organizations and help out at the local re-
    entry support groups.
        * Day of Mentoring-College and Law School Awareness.  Each Region could partner
    with other college/professional Latino membership-based organizations, the local HACU,
    NCLR or LULAC affiliate or local Latino organizations and host a day at a local college or
    law firm inviting Latino college students, high school students to learn more about college
    and law school.
        * Adopt a School.  Local association can adopt a school and help with repairs. Could
    also tutor during the day or if there's an after-school program. This could be on-going
    instead of just this one day.
        * Day of Legal Services. Due to immigration status, lack of education, etc. Latinos tend
    to suffer from illegal police activity at a disproportionate rate than do other segments of
    society. To combat this horrible trend you could offer a day of legal service or team up with
    a local worker's justice center, worker's rights center, etc. and have a "Know Your Rights"
    campaign for day laborers or anyone else. This ACLU website is a great jumping point: http:
    //www.aclu.org/safefree/general/17444res20040528.html
        * Build a Home. I know it's sometimes difficult to get onto the list for Habitat for Humanity
    but if you can, DO. Also, there are usually other smaller groups that do the same work on a
    much smaller scale and are more local and they usually need a lot more help and have
    more openings than does the local Habitat branch.
        * Clean Up the City. Coordinate with your local government to clean up parks, plant trees,
    clear debris in devastated areas, etc. Also, coordinating with your local government can
    also open other doors for volunteer opportunities; maybe they've planned something for the
    day and you can jump on with them.
        * Hispanic Bar Association. Contact your local Hispanic Bar Association, Chamber of
    Commerce, etc. and see if they have something planned to help out the Latino community
    on this day. Maybe they'll fund an idea that you have or be willing to offer some sort of help.

    If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact our Community Service Chair!

    Thanks,

    Homero López, Jr.
    NLLSA Community Service Coordinator
    JD Candidate, 2010
    Tulane University